Umberto Risi
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| Born |
31 December 1940 (age 75) Rome, Italy | |||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||
| Event(s) | 3000 m steeplechase | |||||||||
| Club | CUS Roma | |||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 8:33.8 (1970) | |||||||||
Medal record
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Umberto Risi (born 31 December 1940) is a retired Italian steeplechase runner. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics but failed to reach the final. Risi won a bronze medal at the 1971 Mediterranean Games.[1] His personal best for the steeplechase was 8:33.8 minutes, set in 1970.[2]
Risi ran for Italy at the 1970 International Cross Country Championships but failed to finish.[3] He was later selected for the 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, but again did not finish.[4] He was twice a competitor at the European Athletics Championships (1969 and 1971), but did not progress beyond the steeplechase heats of either competition.[5]
He was a two-time Italian national champion in the steeplechase, winning in 1969 and 1970.[6]
References
- ↑ Mediterranean Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-07-12.
- ↑ Umberto Risi. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (2007-03-24). International Cross Country Championships - 12.1km CC Men - Vichy Date: Sunday, March 22, 1970. Athchamps (archived). Retrieved on 2015-07-12.
- ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (2007-03-24). IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Waregem Date: Saturday, March 17, 1973. Athchamps (archived). Retrieved on 2015-07-12.
- ↑ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK, pp. 405–412. European Athletics Association. Retrieved on 2015-07-12.
- ↑ Italian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-07-12.
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